#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream

Steve Viscelli is a former truck driver and now an economic sociologist at University of Pennsylvania studying freight transportation, including autonomous trucks. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: Steve's Website: https://www.steveviscelli.com/ Big Rig (book): https://amzn.to/3EbaofP Will Robotic Trucks Be "Sweatshops on Wheels?" (article): https://bit.ly/3vGGgpO Johnny Cash - All I Do Is Drive (song):

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Steve's Penn Gazette Interview: https://bit.ly/3nkRPyV More Information on Automated Trucking: http://www.driverlessreport.org/

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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:36) - Ethnography (19:49) - Challenges of driving a truck (38:28) - Trucking industry: State of affairs (1:11:33) - Future of autonomous trucks (1:37:49) - Solving the automated truck dilemma (2:09:44) - Role of society in automated trucking (2:36:53) - Tesla and revolutionizing the trucking industry (2:56:33) - Hope and final thoughts https://lexfridman.com/steve-viscelli/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steve-viscelli

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